Wrestle
verb
To struggle with someone by holding them and trying to throw or force them down.
He had to wrestle with the burglar to hold him until the police arrived.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with someone
- wrestle to the ground
verb
To engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate.
I've been wrestling with this problem for days.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with a problem
- wrestle with a decision
verb
To move something heavy or difficult with a lot of effort.
She wrestled the large suitcase into the overhead compartment.
Often appears as...
- wrestle into place
- wrestle with an object
verb
To try to overcome or deal with something.
The government is wrestling with the problem of national debt.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with an issue
- wrestle with a question
noun
A sport where two people fight and try to throw each other to the floor.
He won a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympics.
Often appears as...
- professional wrestling
- olympic wrestling
verb
To struggle with someone by holding them and trying to throw or force them down.
He had to wrestle with the burglar to hold him until the police arrived.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with someone
- wrestle to the ground
verb
To engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate.
I've been wrestling with this problem for days.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with a problem
- wrestle with a decision
verb
To move something heavy or difficult with a lot of effort.
She wrestled the large suitcase into the overhead compartment.
Often appears as...
- wrestle into place
- wrestle with an object
verb
To try to overcome or deal with something.
The government is wrestling with the problem of national debt.
Often appears as...
- wrestle with an issue
- wrestle with a question
noun
A sport where two people fight and try to throw each other to the floor.
He won a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympics.
Often appears as...
- professional wrestling
- olympic wrestling
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Conflict
Used for describing a physical fight, not just friendly play.
He had to wrestle the attacker to the ground.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Can describe struggling with non-physical challenges like difficult tasks or emotions.
She wrestled with her fear before the performance.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Conflict
Used for describing a physical fight, not just friendly play.
He had to wrestle the attacker to the ground.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Can describe struggling with non-physical challenges like difficult tasks or emotions.
She wrestled with her fear before the performance.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Conflict
Used for describing a physical fight, not just friendly play.
He had to wrestle the attacker to the ground.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Can describe struggling with non-physical challenges like difficult tasks or emotions.
She wrestled with her fear before the performance.
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This could be why you're...
But we've been getting less and less good at meeting these deep, underlying psychological needs. And it's not the only thing that's going on, but I think it's the key reason why this crisis keeps rising and rising. And I found this really hard to absorb. I really wrestled with the idea
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How the Königsberg...
Carl wrote to Euler for help with the problem. Euler first dismissed the question as having nothing to do with math. But the more he wrestled with it, the more it seemed there might be something there after all. The answer he came up with had to do with a type of geometry
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Understanding bipolar...
and since and it took me a full six months before the full weight of the diagnosis hit me and since then I've been wrestling with the symptoms and the stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my
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How to speak monkey: The...
Cotton-top tamarins often squeal during play wrestling. Uh-oh. He's playing a little too roughly, and Shakira screams, alerting her parents to help her. Her dad makes his way towards the ball of rolling fur and her brother stops. Shakira shakes herself
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4 Adorable Animals That...
leave each other's side social grooming plays an important role in family bonding as well as play fighting and wrestling one another each family group will have one breeding pair and when the
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Lizard vs. Lizard PIPE...
naturally means some serious male posturing is in order and that leads immediately to a water monitor wrestling match he's one of these guys is like a real-life Godzilla at 8 feet tall they
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Water Monitor Lizard...
naturally means some serious male posturing is in order and that leads immediately to a water monitor wrestling match each one of these guys is like a real-life Godzilla at 8 feet tall they
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The ancient origins of...
The combined running, jumping, wrestling, javelin throwing, and hurling the discus events known as the pentathlon inspired world-class competition, and the pankration,
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Meet This Family of...
Wrestling with each other encourages the youngsters, especially the males, to be tough and test their strength but also to learn how to control it.
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
support him again our brain too wrestles with our own similar problems we are as social and as competitive
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This could be why you're...
But we've been getting less and less good at meeting these deep, underlying psychological needs. And it's not the only thing that's going on, but I think it's the key reason why this crisis keeps rising and rising. And I found this really hard to absorb. I really wrestled with the idea
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How the Königsberg...
Carl wrote to Euler for help with the problem. Euler first dismissed the question as having nothing to do with math. But the more he wrestled with it, the more it seemed there might be something there after all. The answer he came up with had to do with a type of geometry
Video examples
Understanding bipolar...
and since and it took me a full six months before the full weight of the diagnosis hit me and since then I've been wrestling with the symptoms and the stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
Cotton-top tamarins often squeal during play wrestling. Uh-oh. He's playing a little too roughly, and Shakira screams, alerting her parents to help her. Her dad makes his way towards the ball of rolling fur and her brother stops. Shakira shakes herself
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
leave each other's side social grooming plays an important role in family bonding as well as play fighting and wrestling one another each family group will have one breeding pair and when the
Video examples
Lizard vs. Lizard PIPE...
naturally means some serious male posturing is in order and that leads immediately to a water monitor wrestling match he's one of these guys is like a real-life Godzilla at 8 feet tall they
Video examples
Water Monitor Lizard...
naturally means some serious male posturing is in order and that leads immediately to a water monitor wrestling match each one of these guys is like a real-life Godzilla at 8 feet tall they
Video examples
The ancient origins of...
The combined running, jumping, wrestling, javelin throwing, and hurling the discus events known as the pentathlon inspired world-class competition, and the pankration,
Video examples
Meet This Family of...
Wrestling with each other encourages the youngsters, especially the males, to be tough and test their strength but also to learn how to control it.
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
support him again our brain too wrestles with our own similar problems we are as social and as competitive
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.
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Kevin Owens
Canadian Athlete
I think when people don't respect wrestling, it's because they're misinformed.
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Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
This whole wrestling world is a different breed, there's no doubt.
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Jake Hager
American Wrestler
I want to grow my brand and help wrestling continue to grow, too.
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Sarah McBride
American Activist
For my entire life, I've wrestled with my gender identity.
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Dan Gable
American Wrestler
Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.
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Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
Wrestling has been a very big part of my life.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
I've wrestled all my life.
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Roddy Piper
Canadian Athlete
Wrestling saved my life.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
Wrestling is my life.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.
Quote examples
Kevin Owens
Canadian Athlete
I think when people don't respect wrestling, it's because they're misinformed.
Quote examples
Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
This whole wrestling world is a different breed, there's no doubt.
Quote examples
Jake Hager
American Wrestler
I want to grow my brand and help wrestling continue to grow, too.
Quote examples
Sarah McBride
American Activist
For my entire life, I've wrestled with my gender identity.
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Dan Gable
American Wrestler
Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.
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Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
Wrestling has been a very big part of my life.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
I've wrestled all my life.
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Roddy Piper
Canadian Athlete
Wrestling saved my life.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
Wrestling is my life.
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